Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1887-11-17
RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE
A Look Backward st the Deed
of May q, 1886, and Its
Awful Results.
The Fatal Bomb Thrown Into the
Ranks or the Police and the
Destruction 1t Wrought.

A meeting OF armed anarchists and agitatod
laborers was In progress at Haymarket square.
Chicago. ON the evening OF May 4. 1885. Turbu-
lenco, enyenomod oratory. aud heated passions
were markedly apparent. Spies and Parsons
had just descended from the wagon where, In
CORY speeches, they had advocated the use of
arms and violence as the sole way by which the
wage slaves could procure emancipation from
their present bondage; But iour-and-twenty
mob had assaulted the non union men at Nc
Cormick's Reaper Works, and in q subsequent
encounter with the police one of their number
was killed and several wounded. They
were not in mood for interference.
Consequently when $50 men from tho
Desplaines Street Station marched into the
Haymarket Square, and Capt Ward ordered tho
meeting TO dispense In the name OF the law, it
needed little moro than Fielden's remark,
Here come the bloodhounds; you do your duty,
and I'll do mine. to urge the malcontents and
anarchists to open hostilities. bomb was
thrown, and falling between two columns OF
policemen moved them down like a cyclone.
Not one OF the front rank was left standing.
This was followed in rapid succession by a vol
ley of firearms, and more policemen bit tho
dust. Up to this time not shot had been fired
by the officers, not a club drawn. They were
appalled, by the suddenness OF the attack, and
We're ON the verge OF disorder and fight when
Capt, Bonfeld stepped into the breach anl
loudly called ON his men to rally What was
left OF them responded, and grasping their re-
volvors they advanced steadily, firing as they
went Whom their ammunition gave out they
drew their batons and vigorously dubbed all
within their reach. In the face of such deter
mined bravery tho cowardiy ours who COM
posed the mob could not stand, and after halt
Ing for but an instant they turned and lied pre-
ciptately from the scene OF dan er One OF
their number was left dead ON the square, while
eager hands set to work In caring for the dying
and wounded. From every foot OF ground in
tho vicinity came means OF anguish. Here n
policeman cried In tortured voice Tor help, and
there a wounded anarchist gasped out his life
IN framing maladiCtOn the nOlica
1t was horrible; blood, death, and all the hor-
rors OF carnage were everywhere manifest
One policeman was killed outright Matthias j.
began. while scores of others were wounded,
and seven died at a later period from their in
juries. No authentic estimate OF the number
OF anarchists killed can be arrived ut, but their
death loss was heavy, and the care OF the
wound gave their friends work for many
long da'.
The wounded officers were removed with care
and gentleness to the County Hospital and the
Desplalnes Street Station, where skillful sur
geons soon were in attendance. At the station
and hospital the scenes OF woe and suffering
were of the most narrowing description Man.
gled limbs, torn and blood stained TUNES,
agonized writings, and shrieks of pain told
but too plainly OF the deadly nature OF the
Wholesale destruction.
Tho diabolical construction Of the terrible
missile which on that memorable May night
killed seven and horribly manned and mangled
sixty policemen is indicated by the nature of
its deadly work. Officer Fink had three shell
wounds in one leg. Officer Norman had a foot
shsssere 9 see nHs5 bSd NO less than fifteen
shell wounds in various parts OF his anatomy.
Officer Hari is had a foot blown of and received
seven perforating wounds in bis thighs. Officer
Edward Barrett received two ugly shell wounds
in one leg. Officer King was struck by piece
of shell in the chin. The shell went through
his upper lip and then out and another piece
Of she'll took piece Of his lower jaw entirely
away. He had three bad wounds besides
flesh wounds in the thighs and legs.
officer Flavn was almost literally blown
TO pieces. A leg was shattered, n piece
OF flesh blown out of his shoulder, and no re-
ceived two terrible shell wounds in the back,
up into the lungs. large piece OF flesh was
also taken out Of his hip. officer Hansen re-
ceived two terrible shell wounds in one OF his
thighs. John Doyle and Thomas Brophy re-
ceived each half a dozen ugly shell wounds in
the legs Officer John Barrett had a portion OF
an arm eliminated by piece Of shell, and
another piece pierced his body ana lacented
the liver. Officer o. Brien had shell wound
that passed through his thigh. Officer Shanlon
was literally peppered with pieces of the dia-
wounds in various parts of the body, all the
from t6s RsS to the fsst 9 anss
aud an elbow carried away, and re-
limbs. piece of shell lodged in one OF Officer
HartfOrts ankle joints, while portion of his
loft foot and two Of his right toes were carried
away. Officer Murphy received four ugly shell
wounds. Lieut. Stanton was wounded in seven
different places, and Officer Mcmahon in three
places-nearly all of them shell wounds. In
addition TO these, numbers of other members
Of the police squad received each from two to-
half a dozen wounds from the dreadful explo-
sives. Had n fiend from the internal regions
directed the construction of this bomb il could
scarce have been rendered more deadly and de-
vastating In its effects.